CSR PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023, ROMANIA

Our Global Matching Campaign, Stronger Together for Ukraine, running in March 2022, has been awarded CSR Project of the Year 2023 at the ANIS Awards Gala and was also recognized by CSR Awards Romania through a special mention.

The campaign was a joined effort between our company, Endavans and friends from all around the world. The fundraising through individual donations and company matching enabled us to reach the 1 million Euro target in two weeks, confirming that actively involving our people and raising awareness enables us to increase and multiply the impact we have in our communities. 

In partnership with three NGOs, which were closest to the challenges faced by the Ukrainian people on the ground, as well as the millions of refugees crossing borders in search of a safe haven, we were able to offer emergency aid and relevant support.

Through our Giving partnerships, we managed to bring aid and relief to those in need, at the borders of Romania and Moldova, and within Ukraine, as well as by leveraging tech expertise as a force for good. 


Save the Children: Moldova & Romania Emergency Responde for Refugees	PATRIR: Ukraine Emergency Response on the Ground	CODE4ROMANIA: Tech as a Force for Good
As a leading humanitarian organisation, with extensive experience and presence, Save the Children enabled us to join forces in having a holistic approach to humanitarian aid. Our partnership focused on supporting refugees at the borders of Romania and Moldova with necessities from food, hygiene supplies, transportation, shelter and translation, to wellbeing support, legal counselling and mother and child kits.	The partnership with PATRIR enabled us to offer support on the ground in Ukraine. From providing aid for people sheltering in metro stations, first aid training, medicine, and medical equipment for hospitals, to repairing vital infrastructure such as water stations, our partnership focused on offering valuable support within the affected communities. We have also hosted their Ukraine humanitarian aid headquarters in our Cluj office.	Code4Romania focuses on leveraging technical expertise as a force for good, by developing relevant and impactful digital solutions for aid, facilitating access to trusted information and resources. As part of our partnership, efforts were directed to the Ukraine crisis and included validated access to shelter and support for existing and future refugees, as well as helping increase the coordination efforts by the government and NGOs.

“The openness and support of the Endava partners in this humanitarian crisis was more than exemplary and prompt in that both we from Save the Children and the Endava partners understood that the intervention must be immediate and as punctual as possible so that all those affected by this conflict receive real help in the period immediately following entry into Romania. We are happy to have you as partners and we hope for your support in the future as well. Save the Children Romania provided humanitarian assistance to mothers and children who took refuge in Romania and the Republic of Moldova. This meant in practice a humanitarian transport with 245,200 products of immediate necessity, hygienic and sanitary (diapers, wet and absorbent wipes), for 22,000 babies, young children and their mothers. Save the Children has offered, so far, for 144,191 people, of which 82,112 are Ukrainian children and 62,079 adults (women, elderly, extended families) humanitarian support, social assistance as well as educational and psychological assistance. 13,205 social vouchers were distributed for families with children, and 3,828 people (1,276 families) were registered in the financial assistance program to receive support for a period of three months. This involvement of our organisation was also possible with the help of Endava.”

Adriana Zorila, Senior Account Manager

Fundraising, Save the Children